Archive for month: October, 2007

Design of the Day: smart car

Categories:Design

Your first reaction may be, “What’s a toy car doing on the streets?

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Design of the Day: Alpha Z

Categories:Boats & Boatbuilding, Design

Besides the fact that this project continues to rack up design awards of all kinds, besides the fact that it is one of the most stunning boats on the water, this effort speaks volumes to me about project scope.

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3d Connexion

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The SpaceNavigator may be the coolest piece of computer hardware I own.

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Online Machine Shop

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I haven’t had the opportunity to use it yet, but here’s an intriguing service along the lines of Ponoko. It’s emachineshop.com, and they call themselves an “online machine shop”. You download their free CAD software and use it to draw and/or model your parts, immediately after which you can get pricing, availability and other info. [...]

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Design of the Day: Ilan Voyager

Categories:Boats & Boatbuilding, Design

Here’s some really innovative thinking that has resulted in a number of record voyages: Nigel Irens’ Ilan trimaran concept. With roots in sailing trimarans, these power tri’s are ultra-efficient record setters. The smaller iLan Voyager set a round-Britain record, and the larger Cable & Wirless Adventurer set a round the world record. The Adventurer achieves [...]

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